Fox gets Buffy creator's Firefly


Buffy the Vampire Slayer
creator and executive producer Joss Whedon is
bringing a new science-fiction action series to Fox.

The network has given a 13-episode commitment to Firefly, a futuristic
series set around the crew of a spaceship.

Whedon's Mutant Enemy Productions and 20th Century Fox TV will produce
Firefly
. The series is expected to debut on Fox next fall.